Free Web NovelTwenty years ago, Hua City fell into a chaotic and dark period due to the hundreds of Psychic and urban legend attracted by Qinan Bamboo's fall.
Although it was much less severe than the recent Taoyuan, in that era, the number of urban legend and Psychic had not yet surged due to the lengthening night. Witnessing a D-level urban legend incident was enough to contact the "Approaching Science" program and film a three-part series.
It was under such circumstances that after the news of Qinan Bamboo's fall spread, Hua City still gathered a shocking number of Psychic and urban legend.
It is imaginable how tempting and how maddening the things she left behind were.
The situation was like the thirteen warlords rising together to attack Dong Zhuo; how could it not be described as "chaotic"?
At that time, the Night Watch had just transformed from an ancient folk organization that hunted urban legend into a semi-official organization and was not yet fully on track. Dealing with the internally split Eclipse Society was already overwhelming, and large-scale projects like constructing a city barrier simply couldn't extend to Hua City in time.
The main Night Watch agents stationed in Hua City were only Gu Niang, Hua Longyin, and Fu Zhengguo, along with one reserve agent Lu Ming. Adding Qinan Bamboo's remaining subordinates, there were no more than twenty combat-capable Psychic and urban legend.
Facing countless enemies, and with the Night Watch unable to provide support, it was almost impossible for them to protect the city's peace.
If Ju Meng and Cuan Yang's "inheritance" were compared to a high-end buffet with excellent ingredients and ample portions, then Qinan Bamboo's "inheritance" would need the prefix "free" added before that high-end buffet.
During that period of nearly a month, every night in Hua City, an ominous aura would gradually rise from the silent city.
Countless shadowy figures, some twisted and strange, some eerie and sinister, some ferocious and brutal, appeared in the streets and alleys.
Crying, maniacal laughter, bone-chilling chewing sounds, ear-piercing screams... all sorts of terrifying noises echoed in the city's dark corners.
However, after many days of fighting and both sides paying a heavy price, no Psychic or urban legend found the "inheritance" left by Qinan Bamboo, as if she had played a huge joke on everyone.
Thus, the thirteen warlords rising together to attack Dong Zhuo suddenly turned into a farce like the beacon fires playing with the lords.
Although all the Psychic and urban legend came up empty-handed, Bai Kai knew that Qinan Bamboo couldn't have left nothing behind; she must have hidden it in some unknown way.
That couple was ruthless; even after death, getting benefits from them was by no means an easy task.
Soon, apart from the urban legend born in Hua City, about half of the foreign Psychic and urban legend, seeing no benefits to gain, dispersed like birds and beasts and disappeared.
Most of the remaining half, facing the endless retaliatory attacks from the "dad killer" - Lu Ming, couldn't last for more than a year either.
Most Psychic and urban legend also have a limit to their endurance.
Lu Ming's method of revenge, which embodied the spirit of "if one strike fails, immediately escape, not seeking to kill, but only to disgust," clearly exceeded their limit of endurance.
Moreover, the timing of his actions was often extremely precise.
Some of those with Spiritual Energy and urban legend were eating hotpot, singing songs, and dreaming of finding the things left by Qinan Bamboo in the future and returning to their hometown to become a King of Weird Tales.
Some, unbearably hungry, wandered the midnight streets, looking for a lucky victim to devour.
Or perhaps they had finally managed to hook up with a female urban legend and brought her back to their lair, preparing to promote harmony within the tomb.
In short, whenever they were about to feel happy, that man would appear.
With a baby hanging on his chest and a milk bottle tucked at his waist, he would burst out from the shadows without warning, enthusiastically deliver a combo set of instant Spells, and then turn and run, regardless of how much damage he inflicted on the enemy.
The entire process usually began with the sound of a baby crying and ended with a violent explosion, lasting no more than five seconds.
And then...
The happiness of all the Psychic and urban legend was gone; the happiness all belonged to that man.
For a long time, urban legend whose names could stop children from crying at night elsewhere would shudder in Hua City whenever they heard a baby crying at night.
A year later, the Night Watch gradually extricated itself from the quagmire of the Eclipse Society, came to Hua City to construct a city barrier, stationed or recruited agents and a Special Operations Team, and carried out a sweep of the few remaining stubborn elements, bringing the chaotic situation in Hua City to an end.
And Lu Ming finally ended his "sinful" career, resigned from his position as a Night Watch agent, and recommended Bai Kai to take over his job, beginning to raise his child as an ordinary person in an ordinary way.
It was also at that time that his child finally got his own name—Lu Yibei.
Before that, obsessed with revenge, he dared not name his child. When in close contact with those Psychic and urban legend, they could always find out the child's name through various sinister means and perform cruel Spells based on the name.
Although Lu Ming had also considered the possibility of interfering with the trajectory of fate by stacking Spells before implementing the "Red Line Interference Fate Trajectory Plan," after weighing the options, he still felt the risk was too high.
Lu Yibei didn't know how close he had come to a life stacked with debuffs...
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Bai Kai withdrew his thoughts and looked at Qi Dong, lowering his voice, "You mean the place Xiao Bei is in now is the treasure left by Wang Meili?"
"Her name is Qinan Bamboo!" Qi Dong corrected sharply.
Bai Kai curled his lip and said indifferently, "Although I know you don't like this name, you have to admit that's the name she gave herself."
"Ah, right, I still remember her self-introduction when I first met her."
Speaking of this, Bai Kai squinted at Qi Dong, his tone gradually becoming sarcastic, "Hello, my name is Wang Meili, the Wang from the Holy King of Huaxia, and the Meili from being very beautiful."
Qi Dong's mouth twitched. He couldn't refute it at all.
Qinan Bamboo's consistent naming style was like this.
If not for this, he and his three brothers would not have been mocked by their clansmen for so long because of the names Qinan Bamboo bestowed upon them.
He ranked third among his brothers. His eldest brother was named Qi De, his second brother was named Qi Long, and his fourth brother was named Qi Qiang. Looked at individually, they were still considered normal, but when the four brothers were together...
Let's not mention it!
To prevent Bai Kai from dwelling on this topic, Qi Dong proactively steered the conversation back on track, "I'm not sure what exactly she left behind, but that place condensed so much of her effort, it must be something extremely important."
Upon hearing this, Bai Kai nodded in agreement.
He had a vague idea that Lu Ming and Qinan Bamboo had been secretly preparing something for their unborn child before they fell.
However, he didn't dare to say much or ask much, fearing that knowing too much would lead to him losing even his underwear.
What's more...
As Lu Ming's best brother, he would unconditionally support whatever Lu Ming wanted to do.
Of course, the premise was that at least his underwear must be left for him.
As a man troubled by love who mistakenly entered the path of a gigolo, the right to freely dispose of his underwear was already his last stubbornness.
"Moreover, you should also know that when Nanzhu started constructing that place, the Si Ye Hui Headquarters sent people to warn her, and after she failed and fell, they also sent people to search for a long time," Qi Dong continued.
"If this gets reported, even if the news doesn't leak, in the end, it might... In short, no matter what, we cannot let the Night Watch defile the things Nanzhu left behind."
As he spoke, Qi Dong's eyes flashed fiercely.
"Ah--!" Bai Kai sighed, "Didn't my Senior Brother explain it to you many times? Why are you still so suspicious?"
"You believe that man's words?" Qi Dong retorted, "I not only suspect what they gave Nanzhu to leave behind, but I even suspect Nanzhu's death is related to them."
Regarding the specific details of Qinan Bamboo's construction of that place, Qi Dong knew much more than Bai Kai.
He was very clear that what Qinan Bamboo did was extremely dangerous and could kill many people with just a slight mistake, so once the Night Watch knew about her actions, they would definitely not stand by and do nothing.
"If you're so suspicious, why did you join the Night Watch?" Bai Kai retorted irritably.
"What do you know? I'm infiltrating the enemy!" Qi Dong glared at Bai Kai, "If my talent wasn't insufficient, the position of Superintendent might not be held by your old flame now."
"What's more, if that man hadn't come begging me in a low voice, I wouldn't have bothered joining any Night Watch!"
"..." Bai Kai opened his mouth, hesitated, and finally said helplessly, "Anyway, my Senior Brother would not do anything to harm Wang Meili."
If the Night Watch had really played any tricks regarding Wang Meili's death, with his personality and ability, he would have become the Chairman long ago and dismantled the Night Watch from within. Bai Kai thought.
“Hmph, can't do it?” Qi Dong sneered, “If he wasn't going to hurt Nanzhu, he shouldn't have brought her out in the first place!”
Bai Kai, “......”
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This time, it was his turn to be unable to refute Qi Dong's point.
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Qi Dong and Bai Kai were released after being held in the detention room for more than five hours.
It wasn't that the Officer were inefficient and took so long to confirm their innocence.
Mainly, when the Officer were handling this matter, they got stuck at the step of questioning the parties involved.
It was too difficult to wake the sleeping Gu Xiliu using normal methods, and facing a frail Miss, the Officer couldn't possibly use any drastic measures.
After multiple attempts, they could only choose to give up and wait for Gu Xiliu to wake up naturally.
This wait lasted until dawn.
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Early in the morning, just as dawn was ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) breaking, in a luxurious private room in the Underground Human Realm entertainment club, sealed by a Spell.
Gu Xiliu looked somewhat wronged at the two gloomy men sitting opposite her, her eyelids heavy with sleep and trembling slightly.
Could Agent Bai Kai and Group Leader Qi be looking for me because I was lazy during the night shift last time? Gu Xiliu thought.
That day, she originally just wanted to take a nap and then go to work full of energy. Then, when she arrived at the Huacheng Folk Culture Research Administration in the evening, she skipped Bai Kai, and Jiang Li was almost finished with her night shift.
After a long silence, Bai Kai and Qi Dong exchanged glances and nodded at each other.
“Agent Gu, actually, we came to you this time because we want you to help us with something,” Bai Kai said directly.
“Help?” Gu Xiliu breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned again, and said weakly, “But, if it’s about helping, I... I’m a bit unsuitable, right?”
In fact, Gu Xiliu had a little self-awareness, knowing that she would often fall asleep without warning, so she tried not to make promises to anyone.
Who knew when she would fall asleep next, or how long she would sleep? In this situation, if she promised something to someone, she would inevitably break it, which would make her feel guilty.
So, as long as there was nothing that could make her break a promise, she wouldn't break it!
“If it really doesn’t work, why don’t you go find Agent Jiang Li?” Gu Xiliu said weakly.
She greatly admired and looked up to Jiang Li. In her opinion, someone like Jiang Li, who only needed to sleep for three or four hours a day and could still help everyone solve a series of problems, was simply like a fairy.
“No! Only you can help with this matter,” Qi Dong said solemnly, “We know that when you are asleep, you often dream of a city. We need you to go to that city and help find someone.”
“Eh?” Gu Xiliu was stunned and looked at the two with a shocked expression, “Is that city real? I thought...”
I thought it was just a dream, a dream that had troubled me for a long time. Gu Xiliu thought.
She had once wanted to find the city in her dream, but her “sword” was ready, her bags packed, and as soon as she went out, she overslept, missed her stop, and was stranded at the Hua City train station.
“That’s right, that city does exist,” Qi Dong confirmed, and while speaking, he took out a piece of paper full of words from his small bag and handed it to Gu Xiliu.
“You just need to follow the method on this to contact someone in that city in your dream, and then through them, help find the person we are looking for.”
After hearing Qi Dong's explanation, Gu Xiliu instantly regained her confidence and patted her chest, saying, “Don’t worry, leave this matter to me!”
“I might not be able to help with other things, but I’m very good at sleeping!”
After saying that, she closed her eyes, her body went limp, and her head hit the coffee table with a “thud!”.
Seeing this, Qi Dong’s mouth twitched, and he looked at Bai Kai, “She is...”
Bai Kai spread his hands, “As you can see, she fell asleep.”
Qi Dong, “......”
She's asleep already? I ♦ haven't told her who to look for yet!
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Legend has it that there is a kind of urban legend called the “Tasmanian Devil”, known for its calls that sound like the voice of hell.
Listening to the suona blown by Bai Kai, Qi Dong covered his ears, his eyes filled with disgust.
For a moment, he even suspected that Bai Kai had secretly mastered the Power of the Tasmanian Devil.
Accompanied by the terrifying sound of the suona, Gu Xiliu woke up from her dream for the fifth time.
Seeing this, Bai Kai quickly leaned over, grabbed her hands, and asked eagerly, “How is it this time? Still not working?” freewebnovёl.ƈom
Having Gu Xiliu use her subtle connection to the city through dreams to find Lu Yibei seemed like a good plan, but when they put the plan into action, Bai Kai and Qi Dong realized the distance between ideal and reality.
The results of the five attempts were, without exception, failures.
“Hmm...” Gu Xiliu opened her bright eyes, looked at Bai Kai with a blank expression, staring blankly, and then silently took out a pink butterfly-shaped top from her pajama pocket, gently spinning it with her fingertips.
She had fallen asleep and woken up too many times today, and was a bit confused between illusion and reality. To confirm that she was awake, she had to use some special little tricks.
Like dancing gracefully, the butterfly top spun, and after more than ten seconds, it slowly stopped.
“Eh, I’m awake already?” Gu Xiliu muttered softly, looked at Bai Kai, shook her head, and said apologetically, “Sorry, it’s still not working, always just a little bit off.”
She paused, then added, “Before, as long as I slept deeply enough, I could get close to that city, but I don’t know what’s wrong today, it’s like...”
“...like something is preventing me from getting close.”
Something is stopping her from getting close? Bai Kai was stunned for a moment and turned to look at Qi Dong with a questioning gaze.
Qi Dong crossed his arms over his chest, shrugged at Bai Kai, and showed an expression of “Don’t ask me, I don’t know either”.
Although he knew a little more about the city constructed by Qinan Bamboo than Bai Kai, it was only limited to the general construction method and potential dangers.
If Qinan Bamboo had secretly added some mechanism to prevent outsiders from forcing their way in when constructing it, he was completely unaware.
What's the use of you knowing nothing? Bai Kai muttered to himself, then looked at Gu Xiliu again, and said solemnly, “It’s okay, Little Gu Niang, let’s continue. Try a few more times, maybe you’ll get in?”
“Eh? Still need to sleep? Can’t I...” Gu Xiliu was shocked.
For the first time in her life, she felt that sleeping had become a burden.
“No! You promised me.” Bai Kai said with a serious expression, “Don’t you really admire Jiang Li? How about I arrange for you to go on a mission with her after this is over?”
“Really?” Gu Xiliu tilted her head.
As a fan of Jiang Li, although Gu Xiliu’s admiration for her had not reached a feverish level, she was still very happy to be able to go on a mission with her.
However, ever since she had stood up Jiang Li seventeen times, Jiang Li had never gone on a mission with her again.
“Of course it’s true!” Bai Kai said with certainty, “Let me tell you, she’s going to become my daughter-in-law soon, and when I, her father-in-law, speak, how can she not listen?”
Hearing this, Qi Dong, who was nearby, couldn't help but roll his eyes.
How did that simple young man turn into this? When he tricks a Little Girl, he doesn't even blink.
Not to mention that Nanzhu's son and Jiang Li are in an ambiguous relationship, and who knows when they will have a result.
Even if they do have a result, can you order her around? It’s more likely that the two of you will be ordered around by her. Qi Dong thought with contempt.
“Hmm...” Gu Xiliu hesitated for a moment, and reluctantly nodded, “Okay then, I’ll try again.”
After saying that, she closed her eyes, and soon her body went limp, and her head fell downwards.
Just as Gu Xiliu's forehead was about to hit the marble coffee table, Bai Kai, with quick eyes and hands, stuffed a cushion under her head.
As a high-level Psychic, with her body's resilience, if she collided with the marble coffee table, only the coffee table would be injured...
